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Historical Event on 10/17/1998

Nine women are buried alive as the roof of the 200-year-old Balaji temple in Varanasi's Ramghat area caves in.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/19/1997India wins the Sahara Cup by winning the third match too.
2/28/1930Strike by workers of the Nizam state railways over bonus.
11/7/1933Gaandhiji commences Harijan-upliftment tour.
9/17/1956Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established.
7/9/1875The Bombay Stock Exchange, the first in India, was constructed under the shade of a large banyan tree.
7/21/1906W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away.
2/22/1947Nehru welcomes British independence offer, invites Muslims to join at New Delhi.
7/20/1898Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat.
10/19/1983Prof. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar shares the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with fellow American Prof. William Fowler.
1/4/1967Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. began delivery of the MIG aircraft.